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firefly
[ fahyuhr-flahy ]
noun
- any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae, characterized by a soft body with a light-producing organ at the rear of the abdomen.
firefly
/ ˈڲɪəˌڱɪ /
noun
- any nocturnal beetle of the family Lampyridae , common in warm and tropical regions, having luminescent abdominal organs See also glow-worm
- any tropical American click beetle of the genus Pyrophorus , esp P. noctiluca , that have luminescent thoracic organs
Example Sentences
A line in “Maybe Happy Ending” describes the lives of fireflies, the once-ubiquitous insects that magically produce their own light.
Scientists have named the distant galaxy Firefly Sparkle, because it also looks like a swarm of multi-coloured fireflies.
An audience clapping in rhythm, fireflies flashing in unison, or flocks of starlings moving as one -- synchronisation is a natural phenomenon observed across diverse systems and scales.
Exodus became a dangerous trail of taillights flickering through the dust like fading fireflies, and camps across the playa feared they’d be stuck breaking down until the end of the week.
Around Viola’s felled tree, lamplights of historical knowledge flicker like electrified fireflies.
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